diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index ec6d7730b85224ed290fa52b623c3a44b6aba699..25e733919131c76e76fcf13e2d1adb3ba017bb2a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ static void cleanup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct udp_bearer *ub = container_of(work, struct udp_bearer, work);
 	struct udp_replicast *rcast, *tmp;
+	struct tipc_net *tn;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rcast, tmp, &ub->rcast.list, list) {
 		dst_cache_destroy(&rcast->dst_cache);
@@ -810,10 +811,14 @@ static void cleanup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
 		kfree_rcu(rcast, rcu);
 	}
 
-	atomic_dec(&tipc_net(sock_net(ub->ubsock->sk))->wq_count);
+	tn = tipc_net(sock_net(ub->ubsock->sk));
+
 	dst_cache_destroy(&ub->rcast.dst_cache);
 	udp_tunnel_sock_release(ub->ubsock);
+
+	/* Note: could use a call_rcu() to avoid another synchronize_net() */
 	synchronize_net();
+	atomic_dec(&tn->wq_count);
 	kfree(ub);
 }